Amateur Work.
Illustrated.
A Practical Magazine Of Constructive and Decorative Art and Manual Labour,
With Supplements Containing Designs and Working Drawings to Scale for Various Pieces of Work, Useful and Ornamental, and Several Hundred Illustrations.
Volume II - Popular Re-Issue.
ILLUSTRATED WITH FOLDOUT PLANS
VICTORIAN BINDING
VOL II ONLY
SCARCE
Publisher: Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co., London
Copyright: 1895
This DIY Victorian reference book for the highly motivated amateur craftsman includes fascinating tips and trick for creating a variety of things as well as foldout plans. Some of the topics include faking stained glass, creating self acting fountains, relievo map construction, wood joinery, designs for rustic terrariums, handmade dulcimers, organ building, wood carving, printing for amateurs, brazing, soldering, violin making and much more. A fantastic reference for tackling Victoriana-style projects both large and small.
Condition: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. Publisher's original red decorative cloth boards are worn along edges and corners. Hinges cracked. Binding square. Endpapers are loose and deteriorated. There is an ink inscription on title page. Profusely illustrated; includes several foldout plans for various projects. The plans are in poor shape and need to be repaired; paper has torn along fold seams. The text block is toned. Pages supple. Hard to find reference for DIY projects from the Victorian Era.
516 pages, 7.5" x 10"
LOC B5 S1
Illustrated.
A Practical Magazine Of Constructive and Decorative Art and Manual Labour,
With Supplements Containing Designs and Working Drawings to Scale for Various Pieces of Work, Useful and Ornamental, and Several Hundred Illustrations.
Volume II - Popular Re-Issue.
ILLUSTRATED WITH FOLDOUT PLANS
VICTORIAN BINDING
VOL II ONLY
SCARCE
Publisher: Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co., London
Copyright: 1895
This DIY Victorian reference book for the highly motivated amateur craftsman includes fascinating tips and trick for creating a variety of things as well as foldout plans. Some of the topics include faking stained glass, creating self acting fountains, relievo map construction, wood joinery, designs for rustic terrariums, handmade dulcimers, organ building, wood carving, printing for amateurs, brazing, soldering, violin making and much more. A fantastic reference for tackling Victoriana-style projects both large and small.
Condition: This book is in good condition. Hardcover. Publisher's original red decorative cloth boards are worn along edges and corners. Hinges cracked. Binding square. Endpapers are loose and deteriorated. There is an ink inscription on title page. Profusely illustrated; includes several foldout plans for various projects. The plans are in poor shape and need to be repaired; paper has torn along fold seams. The text block is toned. Pages supple. Hard to find reference for DIY projects from the Victorian Era.
516 pages, 7.5" x 10"
LOC B5 S1